Callely, Ivor

Wednesday, 15 May 1996

Asked the minister: if she will ensure that the recent Mountjoy Visiting Committee report will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Asked the minister: the issues of concern that have been brought to her attention regarding Mountjoy Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Prison Places.

Asked the minister: the measures, if any, she intends to take to address the issue of the need for additional detention places; the consideration, if any, she has given for such additional places to be located in the Dub...

Written Answers. - Law on Bail.

Asked the minister: the considerations, if any, that have been given to possible changes in the law on bail; the progress, if any, that has been made in respect of this matter; and if she will make a statement on the mat...

Written Answers. - Garda Manning Levels.

Asked the minister: the Garda personnel levels in the Dublin Metropolitan Area in 1995; the comparative figure for 1985; if she has satisfied herself with the personnel levels in this area; whether the personnel levels a...

Written Answers. - Prison Projects.

Asked the minister: the current position regarding the Castlerea prison project, County Roscommon; the original completion date in respect of this project; the current likely timescale for completion of this project; and...

Written Answers. - Development Levies.

Asked the minister: the total amount of moneys received by all local authorities in 1995 from charge development levies; the amounts received by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Crime Prevention Measures.

Asked the minister: the priority, if any, that has been given to combating the serious and vicious escalating crime rate in Dublin in view of the fact that it is having a detrimental effect on the economy; and if she wil...

Asked the minister: her views on the concern of the general public at the rising crime levels, particularly vicious crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Transfer of Prisoners.

Asked the minister: the progress, if any, made regarding the transfer of prisoners from Britain to Ireland; the concerns, if any, the British Home Office has in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter...

Written Answers. - Garda Retirement Age.

Asked the minister: her views on whether it would be beneficial to extend the Garda retirement age from 57 to 60 years; if so, the matters, if any, preventing her from approving such an extension; and if she will make a ...

Asked the minister: the consideration, if any, she has given to extending the Garda retirement age; her views on the benefits arising from such a retirement age extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Garda Vehicles.

Asked the minister: if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that some Garda stations experience when they require a replacement motor vehicle; the number of vehicles allocated to each Garda station in the are...

Written Answers. - Drug Problem.

Asked the minister: the progress, if any, that has been made by the multi-disciplinary approach and other actions to address the escalating problems associated with drug misuse; and if she will make a statement on the ma...

Written Answers. - Prison Places.

Asked the minister: the progress, if any, made on the study being undertaken to determine the effect on the demand for prison places if there was a change in the bail laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Assaults on Bus Drivers.

Asked the minister: the progress, if any, that has been made by the working group to examine incidents of assaults, robberies, larcenies and damage to Dublin Bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers. - Prison Places.

Asked the minister: the total number of prison places not in use; the current position regarding female accommodation for prisoners in Mountjoy Prison; whether the top landing is in use; and if she will make a statement ...

Written Answers. - Employment Measures.

Asked the minister: the measures, if any, he has considered introducing to address the problem of escalating unemployment figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.